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TL-PA201

200Mbps Powerline Ethernet Adapter

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Chapter 4

Using The Management Utility

After you’d successfully installed the Powerline Ethernet Adapter hardware and Management Utility

software, you can setup or configure the devices according to your need.

This Powerline Ethernet Adapter Configuration Utility enables the users to identify powerline devices on

the powerline network, measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by

setting user defined secure powerline networks.

Here, we take the operation system Windows XP for example, as the configuration for the other two

systems is similar.

Double click on the

“TL-PA201 Powerline Utility”

from your windows desktop, the following screen

display. This Management Utility consists of a set of five property sheets, viz.,

“Main”

,

“Privacy”

,

“QOS”

,

“Diagnostics”

and

“About”

.

4.1 Main

The

Main

tab shows all the Powerline Ethernet Adapter that are logically connected to the current

computer where the Management Utility is running.

Section	Page
Chapter 1 Introduction	6
Chapter 2 Connecting Mechanism	7
2.1 Introduction	7
2.2 LED Indicator	7
2.3 Physical Interface	8
2.4 Hardware Connection – Computer	9
2.5 Hardware Connection – Internet	9
Chapter 3 Installing Management Utility	11
3.1 For Windows XP	11
3.2 For Windows Vista	14
3.3 For Windows 7	16
Chapter 4 Using The Management Utility	20
4.1 Main	20
4.1.1 Rename	22
4.1.2 Enter Password	23
4.1.3 Add Device	24
4.2 Privacy	25
4.3 QoS	26
4.4 Diagnostics	26
4.5 About	28
Chapter 5 Advance Feature: How to Use the Push buttons	29
5.1 Pair( Secure with 128 bits-AES)	29
5.2 Set Up a Powerline AV Network with the Pair button	29
5.3 Reset	30

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